December 30, 2021
Just a reminder I will return to the office Jan 4, 2022.
Bates v. Secretary, FL DOC via www.justia.com Docket: 13-11882 Opinion Date: September 5, 2014 Judges: Carnes, Tjoflat Areas of Law: Criminal Law Petitioner, a death row inmate convicted of murder, was granted a certificate of appealability by this court on two grounds: first, petitioner contended that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to…
From www.us.wsj.com. September 7, 2014 4:01 PM Beware Leaving a Roth for Heirs Idea Makes Sense, but New IRA Rules Could Make the Decision Harder By ANDREA COOMBES Leaving money to children or other heirs through a Roth individual retirement account may sound like a great idea—the funds essentially can grow tax-free over your lifetime…
FUlTS V. GDCP WARDEN, JUDGE JORDAN AUGUST 26, 2014 Via Justia.com Petitioner committed Murder and appealed the district court’s denial of a habeas corpus petition. The two main issues raised on appeal were racial prejudice and that he suffered from a low IQ and mental retardation. This Court concluded Petitioner’s claim of racial prejudice…
8/20/2014 @ 6:08PM 6,322 views Article written by Kelly Phillips Erb, Contributor Forbes.com Anna Nicole Smith’s Estate Loses Yet Another Run At The Marshall Fortune Twenty years. That’s about how long Anna Nicole Smith (and subsequently, her estate) engaged the legal process to try and secure a portion of her husband’s estate. A federal judge has finally…
picture taken from www.lawyerherald.com, Murder Trial Day 16 Jodi Arias Penalty-Phase Retrial Delayed By Judge | By BRIAN SKOLOFF Posted: 08/20/2014 2:29 pm EDT Updated: 08/20/2014 3:59 pm EDT PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge on Wednesday granted Jodi Arias’ motion to delay the start of her planned Sept. 8 penalty phase retrial. Arias briefly addressed the judge Wednesday…
Evans v. Brooks, 11th Circuit August 2014 Justia.com Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against her employer, alleging violations of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. 2601; the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. 206; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.; and the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act…
UNITED STATES V. HAYES, AUGUST 15 , 2014 Justia.com Opinion Summary: Defendant, a business owner, appealed his sentence after being convicted of bribing a state official in order to ensure that his company would continue to receive government contracts. Over a period of four years, defendant doled out over $600,000 in bribes and his company reaped…
UNITED STATES V. BARSOUM AUGUST 15, 2014 U.S. 11TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS , JUDGE MOORE FACTS Defendant Barsoum appealed his conviction for conspiring to dispense oxycodone, and distributing oxycodone outside the course of professional practice. Barsoum contended the trial court incorrectly denied his motion to suppress and that the charges were duplicated…
